Power of a peaceful movement

Driving force: Sikh farmers leading the protest in a tractor rally near the Singhu border crossing in Delhi in January 2021. — Bloomberg

HAPPY tidings can be worrisome as the poet said:

“Wo gharib dil ko sabaq miley ke khushi ke naam se dar gaya!/ Kabhi tum ne ha’ns ke jo baat ki to hamaara chehra utar gaya!” (“Used to a drought of pleasant news the heart gets scared of happiness/ If you smile at me perchance, I feel a creeping wariness”).